Patents by Inventor David N. Swers

David N. Swers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Decorative outdoor fabrics
    Patent number: 6557590
    Abstract: A decorative outdoor fabric including a woven structure formed of warp effect yarns and at least some of the fill yarns comprising self-coating yarns formed of high melt and low melt yarn constituents. When the fabric is tentered, the low melt constituents melt and cross-flow to the other fibers in the fill and warp yarns. Both the warp yarns have deniers in the range of 50-4000 and the fill yarns have deniers in the range of 150-4000. Because of the cross-flow of the low melt constituents, the resulting fabric achieves acceptable abrasion resistance, stability, and load recovery and hand without the need for a latex backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Glen Raven, Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish
  • Self-coating composite stabilizing yarn
    Patent number: 6423409
    Abstract: A self-coating stabilizing yarn for use with conventional effect yarns in the construction of outdoor fabrics. The self-coating yarn includes a low melt constituent and a high melt constituent. After being woven with the effect yarns and exposed to a preselected heating temperature, the low melt constituent melts, flows through the fibers or filaments of the stabilizing yarns and onto the adjacent effect yarn, thus forming bonds and stabilizing and strengthening both the stabilizing yarns, the effect yarns, and the resulting fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Glen Raven, Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish
  • Self-coating composite stabilizing yarn
    Publication number: 20020001713
    Abstract: A self-coating stabilizing yarn for use with conventional effect yarns in the construction of outdoor fabrics. The self-coating yarn includes a low melt constituent and a high melt constituent. After being woven with the effect yarns and exposed to a pre-selected heating temperature, the low melt constituent melts, flows through the fibers or filaments of the stabilizing yarns and onto the adjacent effect yarn, thus forming bonds and stabilizing and strengthening both the stabilizing yarns, the effect yarns, and the resulting fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish
  • Decorative outdoor fabrics
    Publication number: 20010039158
    Abstract: A decorative outdoor fabric including a woven structure formed of warp effect yarns and at least some of the fill yarns comprising self-coating yarns formed of high melt and low melt yarn constituents. When the fabric is tentered, the low melt constituents melt and cross-flow to the other fibers in the fill and warp yarns. Both the warp yarns have deniers in the range of 50-4000 and the fill yarns have deniers in the range of 150-4000. Because of the cross-flow of the low melt constituents, the resulting fabric achieves acceptable abrasion resistance, stability, and load recovery and hand without the need for a latex backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish
  • Decorative outdoor fabrics
    Patent number: 6161596
    Abstract: A decorative outdoor fabric including a woven structure formed of acrylic warp yarns and at least some of the fill yarns comprising self-coating yarns formed of high melt and low melt yarn constituents. When the fabric is tentered, the low melt constituents melt and cross-flow to the other fibers in the fill and warp yarns. The warp yarns have deniers of at least 150 d and the fill yarns have deniers of at least 400 d resulting fabric achieves acceptable abrasion resistance, stability, and load recovery and hand without the need for a latex backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish
  • Self-coating composite stabilizing yarn
    Patent number: 6117548
    Abstract: A self-coating stabilizing yarn for use with conventional effect yarns in the construction of outdoor fabrics. The self-coating yarn includes a low melt constituent and a high melt constituent. After being woven with the effect yarns and exposed to a pre-selected heating temperature, the low melt constituent melts, flows through the fibers or filaments of the stabilizing yarns and onto the adjacent effect yarn, thus firming bonds and stabilizing and strengthening both the stabilizing yarns, the effect yarns, and the resulting fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Glen Raven Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish
  • Decorative outdoor fabrics
    Patent number: 6092563
    Abstract: A decorative outdoor fabric including a woven structure formed of acrylic warp yarns and at least some of the fill yarns comprising self-coating yarns formed of high melt and low melt yarn constituents. When the fabric is tentered, the low melt constituents melt and cross-flow to the other fibers in the fill and warp yarns. The warp yarns have deniers of at least 150 d and the fill yarns have deniers of at least 400 d. Because of the cross-flow of the low melt constituents, the resulting fabric achieves acceptable abrasion resistance, stability, and load recovery and hand without the need for a latex backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Glen Raven Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Swers, Johnny E. Parrish